Walking Tours

Walking tour led by Michèle Pontbriand and Nathalie Tremblay This short walking tour will pass along a few of the most important streets of Mile End. We’ll stop at buildings that demonstrate the evolution of the neighborhood and that have stories to tell. This tour is offered as part of […]

Walking Tour: Mile End Buildings Tell Their Stories

2016-05-15 in News and Activities / Walking Tours by Justin Bur

Walk led by Justin Bur and Christine Richard All of our Jane’s Walks have reached capacity! Thank you for signing up in such large numbers. If you were not able to reserve a spot, don’t worry: we’ll be offering many other tours this summer, most likely including a repeat of this one. This walk […]

Jane’s Walk: Houses of Mile End

2016-04-03 in News and Activities / Walking Tours by Justin Bur

Walking tour led by Christine Richard and Justin Bur Don’t miss our last walking tour of the year! This walk will traverse Mile End from west to east, giving us the opportunity to discover the history of the neighbourhood’s streets, of the various housing types that compose its landscape, and the surprising […]

Walking Tour: Houses of Mile End

2015-09-20 in News and Activities / Walking Tours by Justin Bur

The Marché des Possibles, Mile End’s summer gathering place, is back for a second year! The market is produced by POP Montréal in collaboration with the Arrondissement du Plateau Mont-Royal. Mile End Memories will be there with an information table, interactive activities, and of course walking tours of the neighborhood. The market takes place each Friday, […]

History at the Marché des Possibles, 2015 edition

2015-06-21 in Partners’ Activities / News and Activities / Talks / Walking Tours by Justin Bur

We’re happy to announce that our very popular literary walking tour will be back, Sunday, June 7. Meet us at parc Lahaie, in front of the Saint-Enfant-Jésus Church, 11 am. Voluntary Contribution. Meanwhile, you can read this account of our first tour. _______________________________________________ A popular event On April 25, 2015, […]

Mile End Historical and Literary Tour

2015-05-04 in News and Activities / Walking Tours by Mémoire du Mile End

A Microcosm of the 20th Century

2014-09-06 in News and Activities / Walking Tours by Justin Bur

Walking tour led by Yves Desjardins The west of Mile End is the fruit of the unlikely encounter between a French-Canadian artisans’ village, a new suburb at the turn of the 20th century marketed mainly to the English-speaking middle class, and the heart of Montreal’s Jewish life between the wars. […]

Walking Tour: The Crossroads of Three Cultures

2014-09-06 in News and Activities / Walking Tours by Yves Desjardins

Walking tour led by Joshua Wolfe and Michèle Pontbriand Once again, Mile End Memories invites you to discover some of the neighbourhood’s special gardens. From an oasis sprouting on a cement pad, to a garden on the site of an old horse stable, from a fictive garden to one for honey bees, you […]

Surprising Gardens of Mile End

2014-07-28 in News and Activities / Walking Tours by Justin Bur

The Marché des Possibles, Mile End’s new favorite gathering place, is a pilot project produced by POP Montréal in collaboration with the Arrondissement du Plateau Mont-Royal. Mile End Memories will be there with an information table, some short lectures, and of course walking tours of the neighborhood. The market takes […]

History at the Marché des Possibles

2014-07-07 in News and Activities / Talks / Walking Tours by Justin Bur

Saturday 17 May – railway landscape, industrial remains Mile End’s Railway Landscape, walking tour led by Justin Bur, urban planning graduate The industrial sector of Mile End is undergoing constant change and is targeted for redevelopment. This walk will follow the trail of clues about the buildings and activities that filled […]

Railway Landscape – À l’aube des restes industriels

2014-05-09 in News and Activities / Walking Tours by Justin Bur

Church, synagogue, or community centre? The building at Fairmount and Hutchison is one of several in Mile End that have housed a succession of different communities over the years. This tour will explore both the interior and exterior, to discover how the various layers of its transformation are still visible, […]

Tour of the Ukrainian National Federation

2014-03-20 in News and Activities / Walking Tours by Justin Bur

Walking Tour presented by Mile End Memories in collaboration with the non-profit group Bain Saint-Michel The Bain Saint-Michel in its neighbourhood Tour led by Yves Desjardins and Josée Laplace Sunday, September 22, 2013, 10:30 am–12 noon On the occasion of the event «On occupe le Bain Saint-Michel !», Mile End Memories proposes an exploration of the […]

Walking Tour: The Bain Saint-Michel in its neighbourhood

2013-09-12 in Walking Tours by Justin Bur

Saturday 8 June – 2–4 pm tour led by Justin Bur and Yves Desjardins Mile End Memories is offering a tour of the most notable sites in Mile End! Between Saint-Enfant-Jésus Church, first Catholic parish on the Plateau Mont-Royal, and the church of Saint Michael & Saint Anthony, Mile End’s […]

Walking Tour: Discovering Mile End

2013-06-05 in Walking Tours by Justin Bur

Places of Worship in Transition tour led by Susan Bronson, Aldo Marchini, Joshua Wolfe, and Janis Zubalik Sunday 5 May 2013, 2 pm–4 pm during Jane’s Walks 2013 Join us for a walk aimed at discovering Mile End’s rich religious heritage in the context of urban activist Jane Jacobs’s ideas about livable […]

Walking Tour: The Religious Heritage of Mile End

2013-04-09 in Walking Tours by Justin Bur

Justin Bur, urban planning graduate The industrial sector of Mile End is undergoing constant change and is targeted for redevelopment. This walk will follow the trail of clues about the buildings and activities that filled the area along the railway lines for three-quarters of a century, before they fell silent […]

Walking Tour: Mile End’s Railway Landscape

2012-10-10 in Walking Tours by Justin Bur

Susan Bronson, architect and historian Discover the rich history of Western Mile End (between Hutchison Street and Saint-Laurent Boulevard), including the 19th-century agricultural and industrial exhibition grounds and early 20th-century rowhousing, mixed-use buildings and places or worship, as well as the many personalities and cultural communities who helped to shape […]

Walking Tour: Western Mile End

2012-09-08 in Walking Tours by Justin Bur

le secret du jardin — Lana Kim McGeary, traditional herbalist Trixi Rittenhouse, gardening enthusiast Mile End Memories is pleased to offer once again its popular garden tour. This walk through the streets, lanes, and back yards of the neighbourhood will highlight exceptional private gardens, the gardening potential of collectively managed green lanes, and also the […]

Walking Tour: Magical Gardens and Lanes of Mile End

2012-08-17 in Walking Tours by Justin Bur

Justin Bur and Jean-Paul Simard Discover the rich history of Eastern Mile End (between Saint-Laurent Boulevard and Berri Street, Mount Royal Avenue and Boucher Street). We will explore the eclectic architecture and the urban, cultural and social development of the past century and a half. Among the highlights of this […]

Walking Tour: Eastern Mile End

2012-05-29 in Walking Tours by Justin Bur

This Sunday 6 May, Mile End Memories invites you to discover the former chemin des Carrières during the Jane’s Walks weekend. The irregular path of chemin des Carrières recalls the origins of the village of Côte Saint-Louis. By noticing clues left by different time periods, we will explore its transformation into […]

Jane’s Walk: Le chemin des carrières

2012-05-03 in Walking Tours by Justin Bur

Justin Bur and Josée Laplace The industrial sector of Mile End is undergoing constant change and is targeted for redevelopment. This walk will follow the trail of clues about the buildings and activities that filled the area along the railway lines for three-quarters of a century, before they fell silent not so long […]

Walking Tour: Mile End’s Railway Landscape

2011-09-02 in Walking Tours by Justin Bur

Susan Bronson, Justin Bur, Josée Laplace (Change from the program published in the spring: the tour will be given in English on Saturday, and in French on Sunday.) Discover the rich history of New Mile End (between Saint-Denis and Christophe-Colomb Streets). We will explore the urban, cultural and social development […]

Walking Tour: New Mile End

2011-08-06 in Walking Tours by Justin Bur